[Sca-cooks] What is this?

Colin MacNachtan colin at mccr.org
Thu Jan 31 12:48:30 PST 2008


On Thursday 31 January 2008, Saint Phlip wrote:
> A friend of mine over in the UK found this in an old blacksmithing
> shop he's taken over. The guy who was there tended to hoard things, so
> it may or may not have anything to do with smithing. I swear I've seen
> something similar, but can't remember where, so I figured I'd ask you
> guys, in case y'all might have an idea ;-) One suggestion was a ham
> holder, so it might be food related. The horns do slide up and down
> the central bar, and I think it's (real) wrought iron, dated to
> Victorian times.

My lady's first guess was a hook to hang lanterns on.

Colin MacNachtan



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